Early voting starts Monday for Texas’ May 2 uniform election, where some Bexar County voters are electing school board members.
Some residents on the Northwest side are also choosing a trustee for the Alamo Colleges District board, and 14 smaller municipalities are electing city council members and mayors.
The Republican and Democratic primary runoffs are a different election, held May 26.
Check your voter registration status and download a copy of your personal sample ballot here.
The early voting period runs April 20 through April 28. Hours vary by day, but polls will be closed on Friday, April 24, for the Battle of Flowers Parade.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day, Saturday, May 2.
Education races on the May 2 ballot
Four Bexar County-area school districts are hosting school board races, and part of the county is electing an Alamo Colleges District trustee.
Voters in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD are also weighing a $295 million bond proposal.
Use the San Antonio Report’s Education Voter Guide to read more about the candidates in each district’s races.
Politics run deep through these non-partisan education races.
Left-leaning outside groups hope to make them a referendum on the state and federal policies changing how public schools are funded, limiting what can be discussed in the classroom and punishing educators who step out of line.
“As Democrats, we believe in strong public schools, their opportunities, access for all children, and that question is up to us right now,” said Cameron Jones, the education election campaign field director for the North East Bexar County Democrats. ” … This election is during Fiesta — there are a lot of people that are counting on us to not be engaged.”
Meanwhile conservative groups that have organized around local school board races in the past appear to be laying low this year.
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- Unions, Democratic groups spend in NEISD school board races
- Higher-ed political woes rock sleepy Alamo Colleges board race
- Southwest ISD drops controversial voting policy for May board races
Municipal races on the May 2 ballot
Fourteen smaller municipalities are voting in city council members and mayors.
Ten of them are electing mayors, though Leon Valley Mayor Chris Riley is the only one facing a contested race. Six of those municipalities are also deciding on sales tax measures.
- Balcones Heights: Mayor (unopposed), plus two council seats
- Castle Hills: Three aldermen, plus a sales tax measure
- Grey Forest: Mayor (unopposed), plus two council seats and a sales tax measure
- Helotes: Three council seats
- Hollywood Park: Mayor (unopposed), plus two commissioners and a sales tax measure
- Kirby: Three at-large council seats
- Leon Valley: Contested mayoral race, plus two council seats
- Live Oak: Mayor (unopposed), plus two council seats
- Olmos Park: Mayor (unopposed), plus two contested council seats and a sales tax measure
- Selma: Mayor (unopposed), plus two contested council seats
- Shavano Park: Three at-large aldermen, plus a sales tax measure
- Somerset: Mayor (unopposed), plus one council seat
- Terrell Hills: Mayor (unopposed), plus two council seats and a sales tax measure
- Universal City: Mayor (unopposed), plus three at-large council seats
How to vote in the May 2 election
Early voting runs April 20 through April 28, and hours vary by day. View a list of early voting locations, or find one close to you on this map.
Monday, April 20 – Thursday, April 23: Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, April 24: Polls closed for the Battle of Flowers
Saturday, April 25: Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 26: Polls open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, April 27 – Tuesday, April 28: Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On election day, Saturday, May 2, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. View a list of election day voting locations, or find one close to you on this map.
Check your voter registration status and download a copy of your personal sample ballot here.
The deadline to register to vote for this election was April 2.
The last day to request a mail ballot is Monday, April 20.
